The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-23
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Opinion OF d Fashionable Woman OF
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| Opinion OF a Fashionable woman OF the
/ World.
| "Do you expect to win in your dress re.
| form movement was asked Of Mrs Annie
Jenness- Miller, 10 E. l4th St, New York,
editor of Dress.
~ hope top
"Why do you object to the present
stylel''
ous'
"Do ladies get.e,s.ss.iiiiy support the reformf'
ayes, very generally. My correspond
ence Is very heavy. Next to Mrs. Cleve-
| lands mine is said to be the largest daily
mail of any womau's in the United States
| and from not only every State in the Union
out from almost every country OF Europe.
ais the magazine, Dress, succeeding ="
"Very handsomely, indeed Dress, has
been published less than q year, and l am
| gratifed with reports from all over the
world of the acceptance by ladies in the
! 7ery highest rank, of the reform which
| Dress advocates
Mrs. Miller is a comedy woman in appear
ance, and is very enthusiastic in her dress
| reform agitation. AS the New York Grdphit
| says; s.She herself is young and attractive,
with figure SO tremendously developed as
| to suggest strength, power and beauty"
| The reform which she is urging with SC
| much eloquence and grace seems to be the
| coming one. Mrs. Ienness- Miller has the
| advantage OF high social position, being OF
che same family of the late Wendell Phil
! lips, and the poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes.
| ssIt Is in the fashionable world, of course,
| where all the styles are determined, and
where The eha,tge must begin, she says,
sHow do you endure so much work and
| keep so welll'
| II dress myself according to my own
| ideas, and Furthermore, give myself the
| best of care and treatment Six years ago,
| i was nearly exhausted from my work oil
| occurring, writing, etc. !"
1 = 1nf lool jixQ nj w
| ssNos | am not now. am now o per
! fectlv well woman and intend to remain so.
| You see / understand the laws Of life toe
! well to be, or remain i'll, but strange as il
may seem for one TO say who IS opposed to
| medicines on general principles, II / lind
| myself tired or feeling i'll fly TO the one
| single remedy which do endorse, and that
| is Warmers safe cure, which gives new en-
| ergy and vitality to all my powers. 1t Is in.
| deed what sometimes call my stand by.
| / have many opportunities to recommend it,
| and embrace them gladly, because know
| that it is thoroughly reliable, and for women
| especially eG6ctioe. Indeed, | often find my
| self recommending it to my friends as
| warmly as do my magazine or indeed my
| improved garments, and this would not dc
| did not personally know of its virtues.n
| Mrs. Miller insists thatall women can and
| must be beautiful. and will be so ii they
| follow her style of dress and self treatment
"Will you not state, briefly, in just what
| your reform consistss"
s.Oh, with pleasurei / propose jersey
| fitting garment to be worn next to the body,
| making of woman vision of lovelinessi
| H. 'sOver this put a cotton or linen gar
ment, of one piece, without bands or bind
| ing covering the entire body also.
| III. I'm place of the petticoats, propose
| one complete body covering garment called
| sleglettes.'
| ". ave abandon the corset entirely as
totally unfit for use, in its common form,
and we substitute therefor a supple sup
| porting waist, and then we make the out,
/ side gown as beautiful as artistic skill and
common sense can design
| Mrs. Miller's words of counsel, which
every woman should heed, will undoubted-
| ~ give to the women of America some new
| IDEAS upon subject so very near TO each Of
| them.